The Road to Louisiana
Brasseaux, Carl A. / Conrad, Glenn R.
This anthology constitutes the first attempt to fill comprehensively one of the most enduring lacunae in Louisiana historiography-the French-Antillian migration to the lower Mississippi Valley. Generations of Louisiana historians have neglected this influx, involving more than 10, 000 Saint-Domingue refugees between 1792 and 1810. These newcomers were subsequently joined by far smaller numbers of French citizens from Guadeloupe and Martinique....